Fish and Game Code section 2126

(a)

Except as otherwise authorized by this code or regulations made pursuant thereto, it is unlawful for any person to take any mammal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 2118.

(b)

This section does not prohibit the euthanasia of a mammal as appropriately directed by a licensed veterinarian or animal health technician.

Source: Section 2126, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=2126. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_2126

Original Source: Section 2126, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=2126. (last accessed May 12, 2025).